Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1331 O.G. 54, on June 10, 2008.
European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The European Patent Office (EPO) may act as the International Searching
Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America. However, the EPO is no longer
a competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after March 1, 2002 in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office, and where
the application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
business methods. For the definition of what the EPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, applicants
should see the "Notice from the President of the European Patent
Office", dated November 26, 2001, and which was published as Annex A in
the "Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as PCT Authority" in
the Official Gazette at 1255 O.G. 878, on February 19, 2002.
The European Patent Office may act as the International
Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for an international application
filed in the United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau
as Receiving Office where at least one of the applicants is either a
national or resident of the United States of America, provided that the
European Patent Office acted as the International Searching Authority.
However, the EPO is no longer a competent IPEA, within the meaning of
PCT Article 32(3), for international applications filed by U.S.
residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office where
the corresponding demand is filed with the EPO on or after March 1,
2002, and where the application contains one or more claims directed to
the fields of business methods.
The search fee of the European Patent Office was decreased,
effective January 1, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette
at 1337 O.G. 57, on December 9, 2008.
Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority
For use of the Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office,
see the notice appearing in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G. 1261 on
January 17, 2006.
The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was decreased,
effective October 15, 2008, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1334 O.G. 295, on September 23, 2008.
Australian Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) may act as the International
Searching Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as
Receiving Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national
or resident of the United States of America. However, IP Australia is not a
competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Artical 16(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of business methods or mechanical inventions.
IP Australia may act as the International Preliminary Examining

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Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving Office
where at least one of the applicants is either a national or resident of
the United States of America, provided that IP Australia acted as the
International Searching Authority, However, IP Australia is not a competent
IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is filed with IP where the
application contains one or more claims directed to the fields of business
methods or mechanical engineering or analogous fields of technology as
defined by specified areas of the International Patent Classification
System, as indicated in Annex A to the agreement between the USPTO and IP
Australia. See the notice appearing in the Official Gazzette at 1336 O.G.
104 on November 18, 2008.
For use of IP Australia as an International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for international
applications filed in the United States Receiving Office, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1336 O.G. 104 on November 18, 2008.
The search fee of IP Australia was decreased, effective December 1,
2008, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1337 O.G. 5, on December
2, 2008.
Fees
The search fee for the USPTO was increased, effective November 9, 2007,
and was announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2007. The fee
for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority was
established, effective November 9, 2007, and was announced in the Federal
Register on September 10, 2007.
International filing fees were decreased, effective January 1, 2009, and
were announced in the Official Gazette at 1337 O.G. 57, on December 9,
2008.
The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of January 1, 2009, is
as follows:
International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:
Transmittal fee $300.00
Search fee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
International Searching Authority (ISA)
- Search fee $1,800.00
- Supplemental search fee, per additional
invention (payable only upon invitation) $1,800.00
European Patent Office as ISA $2,417.00
Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA $220.00
IP Australia as ISA $1,302.00
International fees
International filing fee $1,210.00
International filing fee-filed in paper
with PCT EASY zip file or
electronically without PCT EASY
zip file $1,119.00
International filing fee-filed
electronically with PCT EASY zip

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file $1,028.00
Supplemental fee for each page over 30 $14.00
Sequence listing and/or sequence-related table on
electronic medium only $5,600.00
Restoration of Priority
Filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority under § 1.452 $1,410.00
International Application (PCT Chapter II) fees associated
with filing a Demand for Preliminary Examination:
Handling fee $171.00
Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
specified at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf $17.10
Preliminary Examination Fee
USPTO as International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA)
- USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I $600.00
- USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I $750.00
- Additional preliminary examination fee,
per additional invention
(payable only upon invitation) $600.00
U.S. National Stage fees (for international applications entering
the U.S. national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371) can be found on the USPTO's
Web site (www.uspto.gov).
November 7, 2008 JON W. DUDAS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 1.362(d) provides
that maintenance fees may be paid without surcharge for the six-month
period beginning 3, 7, and 11 years after the date of issue of patents
based on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. An additional
six-month grace period is provided by 35 U.S.C. 41(b) and 37 CFR 1.362(e)
for payment of the maintenance fee with the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR
1.20(h), as amended effective Dec. 16, 1991. If the maintenance fee is
not paid in the patent requiring such payment the patent will expire on
the 4th, 8th, or 12th anniversary of the grant.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on December 27, 2005
for which maintenance fees due at 3 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 6,978,477 through 6,981,281
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on December 25, 2001
for which maintenance fees due at 7 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 6,332,220 through 6,334,219,
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on December 23, 1997
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 5,699,555 through 5,701,109
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
No maintenance fees are required for design or plant patents.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents may be submitted electronically
over the Internet at www.uspto.gov. Click on the "Site Index" link at the
top of the homepage (www.uspto.gov), and then scroll down and click on the
"Maintenance Fees" link for more information.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents not submitted electronically
over the Internet should be mailed to "United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 979070, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000".
Correspondence related to maintenance fees other than payments of
maintenance fees in patents is not to be mailed to P.O. Box 979070,
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, but must be mailed to "Mail Stop M
Correspondence, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450".
Patent owners must establish small entity status according to 37 CFR
1.27 if they have not done so and if they wish to pay the small entity
amount.
The current amounts of the maintenance fees due at 3 years and six
months, 7 years and six months, and 11 years and six months are set
forth in the most recently amended provisions in 37 CFR 1.20(e)-(g).
To obtain the current maintenance fee amounts, please call the USPTO
Contact Center at (800)-786-9199 or see the current USPTO fee schedule
posted on the USPTO Internet web site. At the top of the USPTO homepage
at www.uspto.gov, click on the "Site Index" link and then scroll down
and click on the "Fees, USPTO" link to find the current USPTO fee
schedule.

Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
Felony Wear, Inc., Marietta, Georgia, Registration No. 2686347 for the mark
"13 1/2", Cancellation No. 92050180.
VIONETTE BAEZ
Paralegal
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
Murf Wear Inc., Costa Mesa, CA, Registration No. 2635619 for the mark
"MURF", Cancellation No. 92049911.
LALITA R. GREER
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
HRWebXpress.com, LLC, Blue Bell, PA, Registration No. 2824010 for the mark
"HRWEBXPRESS.COM", Cancellation No. 92050066.
MONIQUE TYSON
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of

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default.
Key Bridge Corporation, Reston, Virginia, Registration No. 2756942 for the
mark "AN ILLUSTRATION DRAWING WITHOUT ANY WORD(S)/LETTER(S)/NUMBER(S)",
Cancellation No. 92050170.
NICOLE M. THIER
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
Brunswick Worsted Mills, Inc., Pickens, South Carolina, Registration No.
867978 for the mark "WINDSPUN", Cancellation No. 92049897.
MILLICENT CANADY
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
The Center for Constructive Change, Durham, NH, Registration No. 2783846
for the mark "EMPOWERING YOUNG WRITERS", Cancellation No. 92049403.
ERIC MCWILLIAMS
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
Harkness Entertainment, Houston, TX, Registration No. 2667496 for the mark
"ORCHID LOUNGE", Cancellation No. 92049555.
Hachel International Foundation, Beverly Hills, CA, Registration Nos.
2061669, 2578992, 3197460 for the mark "BIBA", Cancellation No. 92049649.
KARL KOCHERSPERGER
Paralegal

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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A notice of opposition to the registration of the mark in the
application identified below having been filed, and the notice of such
proceeding sent to applicant at the last known address having been returned
by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless
the applicant listed herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall
enter an appearance within thirty days of this publication, the opposition
will proceed as in the case of default.
Alexander Golzari, London, United Kingdom, Application Serial No. 77134866
for the mark "MUSIC NATION TV", Opposition No. 91187247.
CLARA VELA
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
D. Joseph Clark, Seattle, WA, Registration No. 2900063 for the mark "OLE
OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS", Cancellation No. 92049704.
Monetize Corp., Lehighton, PA, Registration No. 2672716 for the mark
"MONETIZE", Cancellation No. 92049405.
VERONICA P. WHITE
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks

37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (Dirk Zehm) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/EP05/06220
and was filed on 09 June 2005 in the name of Dirk Zehm for the invention
entitled MARKING DEVICE, CIGARETTE ROD MAKING MACHINE AND MARKING METHOD.
The national stage application number is 11/571,657 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371
date of 10 October 2008.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of one of the joint inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (Yuzhang Wu) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/GB2006/003910
and was filed on 20 October 2006 in the name of Yuzhang Wu et al for the
invention entitled "Device for Detecting Analytes in Fluid Samples". The
national stage application number is 12/091,368 and has a date of 05 August
2008 under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4).
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all of the inventors. The petition has been
granted. A notice has been sent to the last known address of the
non-signing inventor, Mary Jane McCausland. The inventor whose signature is
missing may join in the application by promptly filing an appropriate oath
or declaration complying with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application
number is PCT/GB2005/000812 and was filed on 03 March 2005 in the names of
Mary Jane McCausland and Martin Fennell for the invention entitled Removal
of Sodium Oxalate from a Bayer Liquor. The national stage application is
assigned number 10/591,795 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4)
date of 12 October 2007.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (Adrian Pennisi) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/AU05/00800
and was filed on 03 June 2005 in the names of Cameron Anthony George,
Adrian Pennisi, Heinrich Herman Gustav Nellen, Scot Farley, Thorsten Nellen
and Simon Robert Amon entitled SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD. The national stage
application is assigned number 11/570,003 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date
of 05 December 2007.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (Mark Leadbeater) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/GB04/05392
and was filed on 20 December 2004 in the names of Nalinkumar Patel, Natasha
Conway, Mark Leadbeater and Ilaria Grizzi for the invention entitled
OPTICAL DEVICE COMPRISING A CHARGE TRANSPORT LAYER OF INSOLUBLE ORGANIC
MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF. The national stage
application number is 10/583,677 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371 date of 15 October
2008.

Notice of Exclusion on Consent
John L. Isaac of Lakewood, Colorado, a patent attorney whose
Registration Number is 26,282, has been excluded on consent by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office for violating 37 C.F.R. §§
10.77(c) by allowing applications to go abandoned without the consent of
the clients, 10.23(b)(4) by making misrepresentations to clients and the
USPTO about having taken action to revive certain applications,
10.23(b)(5) by making misrepresentations to the USPTO during the course of
a disciplinary investigation, and 10.84(a) by not representing clients
zealously. This action is taken pursuant to the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §
32 and 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.26, 11.27, and 11.59.
December 11, 2008 WILL R. COVEY
for JAMES A. TOUPIN
General Counsel
United States Patent and Trademark Office
on behalf of
JON W. DUDAS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (Between the USPTO and the EPO)

Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO
(Between the USPTO and the EPO)
On September 29, 2008, the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program (PPH) with the
European Patent Office (EPO), which was scheduled to last for a period of
one year ending on September 29, 2009, but extendible for an additional
year. A notice entitled "Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office"
was published on October 21, 2008 at 1335 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 196
providing the details of the PPH pilot program.
In view of suggestions recently received from our users, the USPTO has
decided to modify the requirements for requesting participation in the PPH
pilot program in the USPTO to permit certain applications based on PCT
filings to qualify for participation in the PPH pilot program.
Effective December 22, 2008, the following U.S. applications may be
eligible to participate in the pilot program:
The U.S. application is
(a) a Paris Convention application which either
(i) validly claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a) and 37 CFR 1.55 to
one or more applications filed in the EPO, or
(ii) validly claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)/365(a) to a PCT
application that contains no priority claims,
or
(b) a national stage application under the PCT (an application which
entered the national stage in the U.S. from a PCT international application
after compliance with 35 U.S.C. 371), which PCT application
(i) validly claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 365(b) to an application
filed in the EPO, or
(ii) validly claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 365(b) to a PCT
application that contains no priority claims, or
(iii) contains no priority claim,
or
(c) a so-called bypass application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) which
validly claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 to a PCT application, which PCT
application
(i) validly claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 365(b) to an application
filed in the EPO or
(ii) validly claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 365(b) to a PCT
application that contains no priority claims or
(iii) contains no priority claim.
Examples of U.S. applications that fall under this requirement are:
(a)(i):
- US application with single Paris Convention priority claim to an EP

- US application claims Paris Convention priority to a PCT application
* DO - Designated Office
(b)(i):
- US application is a national stage of a PCT application which claims
Paris Convention to an EP application

- PCT Route

(b)(ii):
- US application is a national stage of a PCT application which claims
Paris Convention to another PCT application

- Direct PCT and PCT Route

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(b)(iii):
- US application is a national stage of a PCT application without priority
claim

(c)(i):
- US application is a 111(a) bypass of a PCT application which claims Paris
Convention priority to an EP application

(c)(ii):
- US application is a 111(a) bypass of a PCT application which claims Paris
Convention priority to another PCT application

(c)(iii):
- US application is a 111(a) bypass of a PCT application which contains no
priority claim

Please continue to direct inquiries on the PPH pilot program to Magdalen
Greenlief at 571-272-8800 or via e-mail addressed to
magdalen.greenlief@uspto.gov.
December 10, 2008 MARGARET A. FOCARINO
Acting Commissioner for Patents

Errata
"All reference to Patent No. 7,424,865 to Thomas Bartley of Asheboro, NC
for TREATMENT OF TEXTILES TO REPEL INSECTS appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,424,921 to Allen Sinor, et al of
Kingwood, TX for DRILLING TOOL EQUIPPED WITH IMPROVED CUTTING ELEMENT
LAYOUT TO REDUCE CUTTER DAMAGE THROUGH FORMATION CHANGES, METHODS OF DESIGN
AND OPERATION THEREOF appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16,
2008 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,180 to Takashi Hamano, et al of
Tokyo, JAPAN for BILLIARD GAME INPUT DEVICE, BILLIARD GAME SYSTEM, GAME
INPUT DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM appearing in the Official Gazette of
September 16, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,254 to Lotien Richard Huang, et al of
Princeton, NJ for FRACTIONATION OF MACRO-MOLECULES USING ASYMMETRIC
PULSED FIELD ELECTROPHORESIS appearing in the Official Gazette of September
16, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,481 to Koichiro Tanaka of Atsugi,
Japan for LASER ANNEALING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATING
METHOD appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,513 to Shunpei Yamazaki, et al of
Tokyo, Japan for LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF
appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,626 to Maria Da Gloria Carvalho, et
al of Decator, GA for DEVELOPMENT OF A REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY FOR DETECTION
OF PNEUMOCOCCAL DNA AND DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,632 to Markians Jaworsky, et al of
Hopewell NJ for POLYMORPHIC FORMS OF 3-(4-AMINO-1-OXO-1,3 DIHYDROISOINDOL-
2-YL)-PIPERDINE-2,6-DIONE appearing in the Official Gazette of September
16, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,737 to Chang Eun Lee of Seoul Korea,
Republic of for CMOS IMAGE SENSOR AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF appearing
in the Official Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,748 to Kouichi Yamada of Hashima-Gun,
Japan for MEMORY HAVING REDUCED MEMORY CELL SIZE appearing in the Official
Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,927 to Seiichiro Kimoto of Tokyo,
Japan for ANTENNA UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTENNA UNIT appearing
in the Official Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,425,938 to Dong-Young Shin of Suwon-si
Korea, Republic of for LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD
THEREOF appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,426,005 to Jang-Kun Song, et al of Seoul

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Korea, Republic of for LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING WIDE VIEWING ANGLE
appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent of 7,426,032 to Yim Bun Patrick Kwan of Aalen,
Germany for LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DEVICE
MANUFACTURED THEREBY appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16,
2008 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,426,041 to Kei Hayasaki, et al of
Kamakura-shi, Japan for STRUCTURE INSPECTION METHOD, PATTERN FORMATION
METHOD, PROCESS CONDITION DETERMINATION METHOD AND RESIST PATTERN
EVALUATION APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16,
2008 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,426,371 to Juha Salokannel, et al of
Kangasala, Finland for METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPEAT REQUEST IN HYBRID ULTRA
WIDEBAND-BLUETOOTH RADIO appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16,
2008 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,426,375 to Timothy C. Kuo, et al of
Cuppertino, CA for IN-SITU GAIN CALIBRATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES
USING THERMAL NOISE appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16, 2008
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,426,504 to James B. Nevin, et al of New
York, NY for SEMANTIC TO NON-SEMANTIC ROUTING FOR LOCATING A LIVE EXPERT
appearing in the Official Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,426,552 to Masanori Kawashima of
Yokosuka-Shi, Japan for NETWORK MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR PROVIDING DEVICE LIST
AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT DEVICE TO PROVIDE DEVICE LIST appearing in the
Official Gazette of September 16, 2008 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

Erratum
In the notice of Certificate of Correction appearing in December 2,
2008, delete all reference to Patent No. 7,031,526, issue of November 11,
2008. The certificate of correction is a duplicate of certificate of
correction issued October 28, 2008.

2(d); counterclaim to cancel one of opposer’s pleaded registrations under Section 2(d)

Opposition Dismissed; Counter-claim to Cancel Dismissed

"CELANESE" [chemicals for industrial and other uses, such as plasticizers, lubricant additives, solvents and intermediates, namely, aldehydes, such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde organic acids, such as acetic acid and propionic acid; ketones, such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; alcohols, such as methyl, propyl, and butyl alcohols; organic oxides, such as methylal; and glycols] and other marks comprising or incorporating the "CEL" prefix for various chemicals, plastics, fibers, and textile products for use in industrial and commercial applications, all of which marks comprise a "family" of marks]

"CELLEX" [drilling mud additive for use in oil well drilling for reducing filtration rate and for making low solids mud]

No

12-2

CANC(R)

92047391

Cold War Air Museum, Inc. v. The Cold War Museum, Inc. and Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

genericness; whether applicant’s mark, if not generic, has acquired distinctiveness and is registrable under Section 2(f)

Request for Reconsideration Denied[Petition to Cancel Granted (but only on the grounds of lack of acquired distinctiveness)]

"JOHNSON" [internal combustion engines for boats, marine engines and outboard motors, and a variety of other goods; maintenance and repair of internal combustion engines, outboard motors and marine accessories; retail store services in the field of marine equipment]

"JOHNSON RUBBER COMPANY" (and design incorporating a stylized letter "J") [in Class 35: distributorships in the fields of land vehicles and marine equipment; in Class 40: manufacture of general product lines in the fields of land vehicles and marine equipment to the order and specification of others]

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